This image is a parallel of Willy's life. While he likes to think his life is one way, in reality it is completely different. The left side of the image is a picture that portrays beauty, grace, and ease. Willy often likes to describe or think of his life this way even though it is quite the opposite. The right side of the picture is obviously much less graceful and "picture-esque." From the outside, this would be how others view the status of Willy's life.
This scene and the entirety of the movie reflect the dichotomy of Willy Loman. Willy’s dissatisfaction with the way his life turned out causes him to lose himself in reveries of his past, modified to glorify himself and to allow him to see himself as a hero and a winner. Willy has moments where he realizes that he is drifting, but always manages to slip back into his delusions. Andrew’s indecision regarding whether to “live as a monster or to die as a good man” displays his uncertainty in accepting his life as it is over perpetually seeing himself as the hero, and his decision to continue in his delusion, though it means he will be lobotomized, shows the inability of Andrew to live with his regrets, choosing rather to die nobly than live miserably. This is reminiscent of Willy’s struggle, as his suicide is performed predominantly in order to give his insurance money to his family; Willy becomes a martyr for his family instead of accepting his circumstances and forming a new path for himself.
I chose this cartoon picture as my visual because it relates to the Loman’s struggle to make ends meet. As you can see, this picture shows the guy walking confidently near his wife wearing a shirt that says “bread winner”. However, the wife is wearing a shirt that says need more dough; indicating that they need more money. In Death of a Salesman, Willy’s pride comes off as if he is the breadwinner and bringing income to the family. However Linda is keeping count noticing that Willy’s income is not enough for their amount of debt.
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Writing a strong thesis statement
Callie Friedman
This image is a parallel of Willy's life. While he likes to think his life is one way, in reality it is completely different. The left side of the image is a picture that portrays beauty, grace, and ease. Willy often likes to describe or think of his life this way even though it is quite the opposite. The right side of the picture is obviously much less graceful and "picture-esque." From the outside, this would be how others view the status of Willy's life.
Melissa Cook
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_0TQHoV_2I
This scene and the entirety of the movie reflect the dichotomy of Willy Loman. Willy’s dissatisfaction with the way his life turned out causes him to lose himself in reveries of his past, modified to glorify himself and to allow him to see himself as a hero and a winner. Willy has moments where he realizes that he is drifting, but always manages to slip back into his delusions. Andrew’s indecision regarding whether to “live as a monster or to die as a good man” displays his uncertainty in accepting his life as it is over perpetually seeing himself as the hero, and his decision to continue in his delusion, though it means he will be lobotomized, shows the inability of Andrew to live with his regrets, choosing rather to die nobly than live miserably. This is reminiscent of Willy’s struggle, as his suicide is performed predominantly in order to give his insurance money to his family; Willy becomes a martyr for his family instead of accepting his circumstances and forming a new path for himself.
Roxanne Eugene
I chose this cartoon picture as my visual because it relates to the Loman’s struggle to make ends meet. As you can see, this picture shows the guy walking confidently near his wife wearing a shirt that says “bread winner”. However, the wife is wearing a shirt that says need more dough; indicating that they need more money. In Death of a Salesman, Willy’s pride comes off as if he is the breadwinner and bringing income to the family. However Linda is keeping count noticing that Willy’s income is not enough for their amount of debt.